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- 2 years ago
Tips on Staying Motivated During the Holiday Season
It can be hard to stay motivated surrounded by chocolate, festive lighting and tinsel garlands. With the prospect of overseas holidays, dinners with family and friends, gift-g...
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- 2 years ago
Conference Round Up – Events in Early 2015
With the end of the year approaching, we feel it’s time to look to the start of next year and start planning which conferences to attend. The number of events available is overwhel...
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- 2 years ago
Free Online Courses in Politics and Law
Following the overwhelming interest in previous posts on free online courses in econometrics, mathematics andstatistics, as well as an article offering an overview o...
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Top Conferences in Banking, Economics and Finance – 2014 End of Year Round Up
As the year slowly draws to a close it can be easy to focus on the work in front of us and forget about the many academic conferences still taking place around the world. Such even...
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- 2 years ago
How to Give a Great Academic Presentation
Whether you’re a graduate student giving a presentation for a course or a researcher presenting at a conference, being able to give an engaging and well-prepared presentation is an...
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How to Enhance the Impact of Your Research
While we all know the importance of publishing widely in terms of moving forward in an academic career, what is sometimes left out of the discussion is how to make sure that your r...
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- 3 years ago
Tips for a Successful PhD Application
As someone who is just catching her breath after the marathon that is applying to PhD programs, I have a few pieces of advice to share with anyone embarking on this sometimes exhau...
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- 3 years ago
How to Make the Most of Being Department Chair
With the start of the academic year come many changes to most university departments – new students, new courses and, every so often, a new department chair. If you happen to find ...
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- 3 years ago
Teaching Tips for New Professors and Lecturers
Though most new professors have already clocked countless hours in the classroom as teaching assistants, the shift to being the sole authority in the room can be a very scary one. ...
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- 3 years ago
From Poli Sci to Policy – Jobs For Political Science Graduates
With September upon us and campuses around the globe preparing for the coming school year, many recent graduates face a harsh reminder that student life is over and it’s time to pl...
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- 3 years ago
How to Write a Cover Letter: Five Steps to Success
Whether you’re still a student, a recent graduate, or already years into your career, mastering the art of cover letter writing is useful at every level. In one form or another, co...
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- 3 years ago
How to Create an Infographic for Academic Purposes: Tools & Resources
A picture speaks a thousand words, an adage that also holds true when presenting data to an audience. Whether to stand out during an academic conference or a class presentation, to...
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- 3 years ago
Top Conferences in Banking, Economics and Finance - Fall 2014
Although those of us in the northern hemisphere have just entered the dog days of summer, fall is just around the corner, meaning it’s the right time to start planning out your aut...
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- 3 years ago
How to Make the Most of a Post Doc or Junior Researcher Position
For many recent PhDs and other doctoral graduates, the first step in an academic career is at least one, if not two or three post doc or junior researcher positions. Regardless of ...
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- 3 years ago
Academic Careers for MBA Graduates
Although the MBA tends to be viewed as strongly practice-oriented and the PhD as more theoretical, there are no strict lines regarding what one can do after earning either of these...
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- 3 years ago
Graduate Degree in Marketing – Is It Worth It?
In previous posts, we’ve delved into the pros and cons of pursuing a PhD in math, political science or economics, while also weighing in on the debate about the...
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- 3 years ago
Jobs for Economists in the Government: The Right Career to Consider?
When discussing jobs in the government, the type of work that comes to mind is most likely influenced by your particular background. In countries in which large segments of the eco...
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- 3 years ago
Online Courses for Professional Development or Continuing Education
Many people who are already years or decades into their careers find themselves wanting to build upon their skillsets and expand their professional qualifications. Perhaps they wan...
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- 3 years ago
Conferences in Finance: 15 Events in Summer 2014
Last year, we offered you a list of 10 finance conferences worth attending in 2013. Now, with summer just around the corner and conference season already underway, we wan...
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- 3 years ago
Popular Fields in Economics – Which Conference Topics are Most Relevant?
With the release of the Spanish report this week in the worldwide series of INOMICS Job Market Reports, more information has been added to the wealth of data regardi...
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- 3 years ago
Econometrics Conferences 2014
Econometrics is a thorough discipline that demands time and effort to be mastered....
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- 3 years ago
Top YouTube Channels to Learn Econometrics & Economics
In our earlier blog posts we have already featured free online courses in econometrics, mathematics and statistics, as well as economics podcasts....
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- 3 years ago
Academic Interview Tips
Pursuing an academic career is very different from working in the private sector in many ways, including in terms of the application and recruitment process, even before you start ...
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- 3 years ago
Statistics & Data Analysis: Free Online Courses
Anyone working as an economist, mathematician, management consultant or researcher is likely to be dealing with numbers on a regular basis. Whether to refute claims, inform decisio...
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- 4 years ago
How to Teach Economics
Teaching, whether at school or university level, is generally and rightly considered a worthy occupation....
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